treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
naturally; of course; understandably
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at that time; in those days
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to serve; to work for; to attend
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful